Hungary national under-21 football team

Hungary Under-21
Nickname(s)	The Magyars ; Nemzeti Tizenegy (National Eleven)
Association	Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség
Head coach	Zoltán Gera
Captain	Norbert Szendrei
Most caps	Péter Gulácsi (26)
First colours	Second colours
First international
	U23: Norway 1–0 Hungary ; (Fredrikstad, Østfold, Norway; 6 October 1970); U21: Hungary 7–0 Greece ; (Kecskemét, Bács-Kiskun, Hungary; 9 October 1976)
Biggest win
	Hungary 7–0 Greece ; (Kecskemét, Bács-Kiskun, Hungary; 9 October 1976)
Biggest defeat
	Serbia 8–0 Hungary ; (Belgrade, Serbia; 7 September 2008)
Olympic Games
Appearances	1 (first in 1996)
Best result	15th (1996)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances	4 (first in 1978)
Best result	Semi-finals, 1986

Hungary U-21-national football team goal celebration against Austria

The Hungary national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team for Hungary and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation.

Following the realignment of UEFA's youth competitions in 1976, the Hungarian Under-21 team was formed. The team has a modest record, reaching the last eight of three tournaments, and the semi-finals of one, but failing to qualify for eleven, including the forthcoming 2006 tournament.

Since the under-21 competition rules insist that players must be 21 or under at the start of a two-year competition, technically it is an U-23 competition. For this reason, Hungary's excellent record in the preceding U-23 competitions is also shown.

Olympics record[]

Olympics record
Year	Host	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Until 1988		See Hungary national football team
1992	Barcelona	Did not qualify
1996	Atlanta	Group stage	16th	3	0	0	3	3	7
2000	Sydney	Did not qualify
2004	Athens
2008	Beijing
2012	London
2016	Rio de Janeiro
2020	Tokyo
Total		Group stage	1/7	3	0	0	3	3	7

UEFA U-23 Championship record[]

1972: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 3 in qualification group.
1974: Winners.
1976: Runners-up.

UEFA U-21 Championship record[]

1978: Losing quarter-finalists.
1980: Losing quarter-finalists.
1982: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 4 in qualification group.
1984: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 4 in qualification group.
1986: Losing semi-finalists.
1988: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 4 in qualification group.
1990: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 3 in qualification group.
1992: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 4 in qualification group.
1994: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 5 in qualification group.
1996: Losing quarter-finalists.
1998: Did not qualify. Finished 5th of 5 in qualification group.
2000: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 5 in qualification group.
2002: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group.
2004: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group.
2006: Play-off stage.
2007: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 3 in qualification group.
2009: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group.
2011: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group.
2013: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 5 in qualification group.
2015: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group.
2017: Did not qualify. Finished 5th of 6 in qualification group.
2019: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 6 in qualification group.
2021: Host country.

Squad[]

Current squad[]

The following players have been called up for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group B matches against Poland and Germany in 8 and 12 October 2021.^[1]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK		(2002-09-24) 24 September 2002 (age 19)	2	0	West Ham
1GK	Martin Auerbach	(2002-11-03) 3 November 2002 (age 19)	0	0	Csákvár
1GK		(2000-02-10) 10 February 2000 (age 21)	0	0	Szolnok

2DF	Botond Balogh	(2002-06-06) 6 June 2002 (age 19)	4	0	Parma
2DF	Attila Mocsi	(2000-05-29) 29 May 2000 (age 21)	5	0	Szombathelyi Haladás
2DF	Benedek Varju	(2001-05-21) 21 May 2001 (age 20)	3	0	MTK Budapest
2DF	Dániel Csóka	(2000-04-04) 4 April 2000 (age 21)	1	0	Wimbledon
2DF	Dominik Csontos	(2002-11-08) 8 November 2002 (age 19)	2	0	Ferencváros
2DF	Kornél Szűcs	(2001-09-24) 24 September 2001 (age 20)	2	0	Diósgyőr

3MF	András Csonka	(2000-05-01) 1 May 2000 (age 21)	7	1	Gyirmót
3MF	Szabolcs Mezei	(2000-10-18) 18 October 2000 (age 21)	5	0	MTK Budapest
3MF	Csaba Bukta	(2001-07-25) 25 July 2001 (age 20)	4	0	Altach
3MF	Áron Csongvai	(2000-10-31) 31 October 2000 (age 21)	2	0	Újpest
3MF	Milos Kerkez	(2003-11-07) 7 November 2003 (age 18)	1	0	AC Milan
3MF	György Komáromi	(2002-01-19) 19 January 2002 (age 20)	1	0	Puskás Akadémia
3MF	Sámuel Major	(2002-01-09) 9 January 2002 (age 20)	0	0	Liefering
3MF	Péter Baráth	(2002-02-21) 21 February 2002 (age 19)	2	1	Debrecen
3MF	Norbert Szendrei (captain)	(2000-03-27) 27 March 2000 (age 21)	6	1	Fehérvár

4FW	Donát Bárány	(2000-09-04) 4 September 2000 (age 21)	3	0	Debrecen
4FW	Tamás Kiss	(2000-11-24) 24 November 2000 (age 21)	7	2	Cambuur
4FW	Alen Skribek	(2001-04-11) 11 April 2001 (age 20)	5	2	Zalaegerszeg
4FW	Kristóf Tóth-Gábor	(2001-09-11) 11 September 2001 (age 20)	2	1	Haladás
4FW	András Németh	(2002-11-09) 9 November 2002 (age 19)	1	0	Genk

Recent callups[]

The following players have been selected by Hungary in the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club

2DF	András Huszti	(2001-01-29) 29 January 2001 (age 21)	1	0	Zalaegerszeg
2DF	Olivér Tamás	(2001-04-14) 14 April 2001 (age 20)	2	0	Paks
2DF	Erik Kusnyír	(2000-02-07) 7 February 2000 (age 22)	1	0	Debrecen
2DF	Márió Zeke	(2000-09-01) 1 September 2000 (age 21)	0	0	Gyirmót

3MF	Mihály Kata	(2002-04-13) 13 April 2002 (age 19)	2	0	MTK Budapest
3MF		(2001-02-20) 20 February 2001 (age 20)	2	0	Vasas
3MF	Regő Szánthó	(2000-11-22) 22 November 2000 (age 21)	6	0	Ferencváros

4FW	Szabolcs Schön	(2000-09-27) 27 September 2000 (age 21)	4	0	FC Dallas
4FW	Kevin Csoboth	(2000-06-20) 20 June 2000 (age 21)	0	0	Fehérvár
4FW	Kristóf Korbély	(2000-05-26) 26 May 2000 (age 21)	2	0	Diósgyőr
4FW	Márk Kovácsréti	(2000-09-01) 1 September 2000 (age 21)	5	0	MTK Budapest
4FW	Dániel Zsóri	(2000-10-14) 14 October 2000 (age 21)	1	0	Fehérvár

Notes

^INJ = Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury
Names in italics denote players that have been capped for the Senior team.

Technical staff[]

Position	Name
Head Coach	Zoltán Gera
Assistant Coach	György Sándor
Assistant Coach	Vilmos Vanczák
Goalkeeping Coach	Zoltán Végh
Fitness Coach	László Gáspár
Video analyst	István Beregi
Physiotherapist	Dávid Smeló
Physiotherapist	István Selyem
Kit manager	Zoltán Arany
Team Doctor	Iván Kollár
Team Doctor	Márton Tarr
Team manager	Bence Teodoru

Administrative staff[]

Position	Name
Delegation Leader	Vince Annus
Secretary	Béla Brünyi
Press Officer	Márton Dinnyés
Kit Manager	László Hegyesi

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures[]

Road to EURO 2021[]

6 September 2019 Friendly	Denmark	0 – 0	Hungary	Aalborg, Denmark
		Report		Stadium: Aalborg Stadium

10 September 2019 Friendly	Hungary	0 – 3	Norway	Felcsút, Hungary
		Report	Østigård 31' Brynhildsen 54' Christensen 57'	Stadium: Pancho Aréna

11 October 2019 Friendly	Hungary	v	Croatia	Zalaegerszeg, Hungary
20:00				Stadium: ZTE Arena

15 October 2019 Friendly	Slovenia	v	Hungary	Celje, Slovenia
				Stadium: Stadion Z'dežele

14 November 2019 Friendly	Northern Ireland	v	Hungary	Ballinamallard, Northern Ireland
				Stadium: Ferney Park

18 November 2019 Friendly	Hungary	v	Austria
18:00

References[]

^ "A lengyelek és a németek ellen készül az U21-es válogatott" (in Hungarian). Magyar Labdarúgó Sz��vetség. Retrieved 28 September 2021.

External links[]

UEFA Under-21 website Contains full results archive
Hungarian Football Forum (In English)
The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Contains full record of U-21/U-23 Championships.

[1] "A lengyelek és a németek ellen készül az U21-es válogatott" (in Hungarian). Magyar Labdarúgó Sz��vetség. Retrieved 28 September 2021.

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